RFR: 8314597: Deprecate for removal protected access methods in converters

[Andy Goryachev]

On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:11:43 GMT, Nir Lisker <nlisker at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Deprecating for removal `getDateFormat()` in `TimeStringConverter` and `DateStringConverter` after it was removed already in `DateTimeStringConverter`, and `getNumberFormat()` in `NumberStringConverter` (and subclasses).

CSR is needed (I see you already issued a / csr command).
LGTM

You are right, constructor that accepts the format is enough.
It's just weird - allowing core classes to override yet denying this freedom to the app dev.

On the other hand, they can always extend StringConverter.

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Marked as reviewed by angorya (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1294#pullrequestreview-1743314319
PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1294#issuecomment-1821849974